WEBVTT PSPRINGS CONTINUES...PTWO DAYS AFTER 10 FIREPEMPLOYEES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE PTHEIR JOBS BACK TO DO THE CITYPBUSINESS. BUT SEVERAL MEMO'SP40/29 HAS OBTAINED SHOW SOME OF PTHESE EMPLOYEES HAVE CONTINUEDPTO EFFECTIVELY BE LOCKED OUT. PAS THE MAYOR AND SOME CAPSPRINGS WORKERS SAY ... THISP"CIRCUS" HAS TO END. THEPSPOTLIGHT FOR ALL THIS TROUBPISPBEING DIRECTED AT THE CITYPTREASURER, KIMBERLY HUTCHESOP(NO INFO BAR :42 - :49) P(NO INFO BAR 1:19 - P1:42) PP"we just need you guys, the cityPcouncil, everyone, to put all ofPPPyour nonsense, personal issuesPwhatever's gone on before toPplease put it behind you & find Pa way to come together and help Pthis city out." PTHAT WAS THE PLEA FROM A PACKED PROPFULL OF CAVE SPRINGS RESIDENTSPJUST TWO DAYS AGO.PPPPTHIS CITY HALL EMPLOYEE WHO SAIDPSHE WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT ... PBEGGPPPPTHE COUNCIL FOR HELP. "and it's Pabsolutely ridiculous! That thisPis my place of employment, it'PSAD!!"PSO THE CITY COUNCIL RESPONDED P... AND PBASICALLY CALLED A TRUCE BPALLOWING THE MAYOR'S RULING PREINSTATING THE 10 FIREDPPPPEMPLOYEES TO KEEP THEIR JOBS. PDONE DEAL, RIGHT. PWELL, SOME OF THOSE CITY WORKERSPSAY NOT SO FAST.P"she goes back in and keeps Pblocking people from access." POVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, THERE PARPPPSEVERAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEES NOTPBEING ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TOPCITY HALL ... OR THEIR WORK PCOMPUTERS, OR THEIR CITY ISSUED PGAS CARDS BEING DENIED AT THE PPUMPS. THE CITY TREASURER,PKIMBERLY HUTCHESON IS THE PMANAGER WHOSE BLOCKED THEM. PTHIS WORKER ... WHO WAS FIRED PBUT NOW HAS HER JOB BACK .. PDESCRIBED TO US LAST WEEK THE PPPIMPACT OF THESE LOCK-OUTS. (JaciPHawkins / FormerPDeputy Treasurer )Psays: "we were told prior toPlast week's meeting that they Pwere just gonna do some cuts in Ppay. had no clue when we gotPinto the meeting that they were Pgoing to fire 10 of us."PTODAY, THE MAYOR EXPLAINED THEPTUG OF WAR WITH HUTCHESON AND PTHE CITY EMPLOYEES. P(via phone interview) PPPPMayor Travis Lee: "when we gPthings reversed, she got back inPit again. This time there's onlyPa certain amount of employeePshe did it to,Pand so I sent her an emailPasking her to stop it.PShe said she's doing it at thePcouncil's direction anPthen for me to talk to herPPPattorney." THE MAYOR SAYS THISPACTIVITY HAS TO STOP. P"at this point, we have to stop Pthe juvenile behavior.PThat has to stop first and if wePcould act like adults Pand we work together it's not Pabout us, it's aboPcave springs."PPPPWE DID SEE A COPY OF THE EMAILPRESPONSE FROM HUTCHESON. ANDPSHE DOES SAY TO THE MAYOR, HERPACTIONS ARE DIRECTED BY THE PCOUNCIL. SOMETHING, IF TRUPTHAT PACKED ROOM OF RESIDENTS PWON'T BE HAPPY TO HEAR. THE PCHIEF OF STAFF TOLD US SOME PPROGRESS WAS MADE TODAY ... AND PTHE EMPLOYEES CAN NOW USE GAS PCARDS AND GET INTO CITY HALLPBUT SOME ARE STILL WAITING ON PACCESS TO COMPUTERS. HUTCHESPHAS NOT RETURNED OUR PHONE CALLSPFOR A COMMENT ALL WEEK LONG.

Cave Springs City Employees Locked Out Of City Hall

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Updated: 9:47 PM CST Jan 12, 2017

Mayor Travis Lee explains why certain city employees have been denied city equipment.